An Area Court in Jos on Monday sentenced a teenager, Felix Obed, to 18 months imprisonment for trespass and theft of a door valued at N10,000.
The judge, Irene Pati, sentenced the 19-year-old after he pleaded guilty to the charges.
Pati, however, gave the convict an option of N30,000 fine for the theft offence and six months imprisonment for trespass with an option of N20,000 fine.
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She ruled that the two jail terms should run concurrently.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. Ijuptil Daniel, told the court that the case was reported at the “A” Division Police Station on Feb. 28 by the complainant, Mr George Zugumnan.
Daniel said that Obed trespassed into the complainant’s house and stole his door valued at N10,000.
The prosecutor added that during police investigation, the defendant confessed to committing the offence.
He said the offence contravened the Plateau State Penal Code Law of Northern Nigeria 2017.
